URL

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abbreviation Computers.

Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the internet.

an address that identifies a particular file on the internet, usually consisting of the protocol, ashttp, followed by the domain name.

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Origin of URL

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby URL

urinoma, urinometer, urinometry, urinoscopy, urinous, URL, Urmia, Urmston, urn, Ur-Nammu, urnfield

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How to use URL in a sentence

“Somebody suggested [we give him] a $1,000 baseball signed by Mickey Mantle [in exchange for the URL],” Robinson told me.
Ben Carson’s Bizarrely Serious, Seriously Bizarre Campaign Crew|Olivia Nuzzi|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rozendaal hit on the closest thing to an object that the Internet has to offer—the unique URL—and made that his art.
Would You Buy an Internet Website as Art?|Jessica Dawson|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its URL now leads web users to a statement from the Vice's editors who say they "apologize to anyone who was hurt or offended."
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To get there, says Gawker, you have to download some kind of anonymizing software first and then visit this URL.
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Paou addressed himself in an angry tone to Shih-Url, and said: 'I advise you to submit: will you not follow my advice?
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Neaou shĭh url was struck with amazement, and his courage left him.
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Neaou shĭh url was so weakened that he could scarcely make any opposition.
History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810|Various
Shih-Url was struck with amazement, and his courage left him.
The Pirates Own Book|Charles Ellms
Shih-Url was so weakened that he could scarcely make any opposition.
The Pirates Own Book|Charles Ellms

British Dictionary definitions for URL

URL

abbreviation for

uniform resource locator; a standardized address of a location on the internet, esp on the World Wide Web

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for URL

URL

[ yōō′är-ĕl′ ]

Short for Uniform Resource Locator. An Internet address (for example, http://www.hmco.com/trade/), usually consisting of the access protocol (http), the domain name (www.hmco.com), and optionally the path to a file or resource residing on that server (trade).

Cultural definitions for URL

URL

An abbreviation for Universal Resource Locator, a title that refers to the formal address of a document on the Internet.